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When interest rates go up and other things start to happen, you could make the case that its a little false. but it just seemed to me that the federal reserve was saying, stocks have to go up based on what were doing. >> neil: theyve been providing the fuel, by keeping rates low, buying treasury notes. come to the party, dont fight it. >> seems that way. >> neil: to what is going on, we mentioned watergate, the hearings that started 40 years ago today, obviously they sort of metastasized into do...

This very anemic recovery kipps our image abroad and ties our hands when dealing with crises abroad. china comes to mind as a very big example here. we will talk tough about china, but were not going to talk too, too tough because were not only a big market for their goods, but they, of course, are a big buyer of our bonds and treasury notes. so you have to be careful here. this whole issue of how we are looked at abroad really comes back to financially how we are seen. generally, the stronger t...

The drop off in manufacturing in the united states is alarming. it is complete drop off. spending is down. job numbers down. the united states is slowing down. europe is still a big problem. >>neil: interest rates are at record lows so that has been the tonic. money has to find a play. and treasuries are the place. that is good for home shopper. where do you see this all going? >>guest: that is the funny thing on treasury rates. the fed probably loves this because they are encouraging people to ...

Nasdaq fell 14. in overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei sank 130 points, in hong kong, the hang seng plummeted 394. stocks fell again wednesday after minutes of the federal reserves june meeting disappointed investors hoping for another round of stimulus from the central bank. the minutes did show bond buying was discussed, most policy makers werent ready to make a move. some are holding out hope, stressing the meeting was held prior to the most recent down data. market reacti...

Is still sitting on the shelf here in the house of representatives and take other actions like pass the transportation bill because if two weeks the authorization to invest if our transportation system will expire. >>neil: but is it bigger than that? you mentioned, sir, the federal reserve, provided the $267 billion for "operation twist," and it was more stimulus from the fed to buy treasury notes and try to goose this puppy and it is not working with a big sell off. and fears that the banks are...

Run up on that? >>guest: you cannot put it in bonds. >>neil: but it is scary? >>guest: the alternate is more scary, double dip recession which if they do something aspiration twist which is a variation, the fed chairman is saying --. >>neil: just bay -- buy up different treasury notes and bonds. >>guest: it is a way of manipulating interest rates for the economy. >>neil: thanks, buddy. and he did not even want to come in but we said, come on, and he did. would knew where -- who knew we were to b...

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6,000 a year in interest i could handle that. but here is the big problem. right now interest rates are at the lowest level theyve ever been in 40 years. that is because of the fed, the branch of government has been keeping the interest rates low. we just borrow more and more because its cheaper now than it was 20 years on a smaller number of debt. they say now they need the federal government to loan me money at a higher interest rate. it soars to 160 billion per year. right now the obama admin...

Ripple. more cabbage for the cabbage. the government doesnt see it but we do. smart people who bet real money on this stuff see it, too. people who trade government treasury notes and bonds. prices for the folks trading this stuff, they have been telling me they have been tumbling on just the very fears and when the treasuries tumble as they did again today, continuing a trend going on for many, many days here is what happens. interest rates climb. this week alone the fastest pace since last jul...

the end of next year, beyond the election, with cuts and spending caps also on the table, house speaker john boehner wants all house members to weigh in. so he plans to hold a conference call with many of them sometime today. so weve got up to the minute coverage of whats happening in washington. cnns kate bolduan is on capitol hill. dan lothian is at the white house. first to you, kate, senate leaders in both parties keep saying that they are, quote, very close to a deal. what more do...